Ms Exchange vs dovecot

[MIhai Badici]

First of all, Exchange is a complete solution. Dovecot is a imap/pop3 
server ( a good one, sure... )

So replacing exchange means to find an integrated solution.

about the questions: public folder was removed in exchange. IMHO they 
made the right choice :)

There is a different thing, need different tools and different client 
app. You can create shared mailboxes ( i think it's a little demand for 
that, but yes)

Sieve rules should work ( never tried actually)

I can see a need for an integration with folders only when you work with 
webmail (like roundcube) . In this  scenario ( a liitle bit like gmail) 
is good to see the folders and attach them ( or save)

I use the kolab plugins for roundcube and there is a sort of integration 
between the chwala ( files plugin) and any webdav capable file server ( 
I use owncloud/nextcloud). So you can share files, edit etc using 
owncloud but also attach them and save them from webmail. You can find a 
lot of plugins in owncloud to deal with files, even editing with 
onlyoffice . IMHO, that's the way, there is no need to create a client 
app to deal with all; maybe other people will not agree but...



On 5/9/20 1:07 PM, Marc Roos wrote:
>   
> My, my, did not expect this discussion. It is our own fault we are stuck
> with google and microsoft monopolies. If small companies would combine
> effort (resources and cash) and would not reinvent/create the wheel
> constantly on our own little islands, we would have much better
> products. So respect for the dovecot team.
>
> The reason I am asking is that, the public folder solution is not as it
> was in 2000. Exchange 2016+ do not support CDO etc. Nobody transitioned
> between the two?
>
>   1. public folder can be implemented with a public mailbox?
>
>   2. authorize users via groups access to mailboxes/folders of the public
> folder/mailbox. I think I saw ACL's with dovecot, does this compare to
> 'folder permissions'
>
>   3. is it possible with sieve to apply a rule on any mailbox/folder?
> Thus if I 'drag' a message to a folder, the sieve rule is activated?
>
>